- present tense form of radiate (3rd person singular).
radiates
Example Sentences
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There is, however, one dazzlingly strange interlude of repressed conflict that radiates such retro 1950s-fixated weirdness that it’s as if David Lynch took a sly pass at the “Mad Max” universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
No surprise, the 25-year-old talks Miami Hurricanes football and radiates a 305-swagger that would make the Cuban-American club-classic rapper Pitbull proud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
As a “heat dome” radiates across the US east coast, fans are turning up in record heat to cheer on their teams in the middle of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Durga Devi finds no relief after a day working in New Delhi's sweltering summer, because her poorly ventilated home radiates trapped heat, leaving her bedroom as hot as 45 degrees at night.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
‘A shrine that radiates fear. Ares had two divine sons, didn’t he?’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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